2025-26 NHL Season

[Godsmack]

18 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Thought that guy had been banned for life.

The NHL basically said there wasn’t enough in the Columbus situation to prevent him from future coaching opportunities. 

[cberkas]

2 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Thought that guy had been banned for life.

Of all coaches that should be banned for life, Quenneville is at the top of that list 

[cberkas]

1 hour ago, Godsmack said:

I’ve done a google search and sadly, it wasn’t just Mitch Marner, Mike Commodore, and Mike Modano who’ve suffered the wrath of Babs. Just google Jason Spezza, Chris Chelios, and Johan Franzen involving their experience with Babcock. The Franzen situation was particularly disturbing. 

I saw on Twitter that someone said the best thing to happen to Marner was Babcock bullying him. I have to agree, he still comes off as a spoiled kid that is still coddled by the people around him. Modano missed 1500 points because he was health scratched to end the season. Spezza health scratched for the season opener in Toronto, his hometown.

1 hour ago, Godsmack said:

The NHL basically said there wasn’t enough in the Columbus situation to prevent him from future coaching opportunities. 

From everything I've heard about this mist of the players didn't think it was that big of a deal. Seravalli said it wasn't the photo thing that caused him to resign but won't say what it was.

NHL will always recycle coaches. The Oilers bigger problem is how dumb Stan Bowman is. Skinner was traded for Jarry who was waved twice, and cost more with a longer contract. If Bowman kept Skinner the Oilers would be out of his contract, but no let's get Jarry and have him for 2 more years. GMs need to be fired as often as coaches get fired. Francis and Bowman, two of the dumbest GMs the NHL has had

[cberkas]

😂

[cberkas]

NHL in Houston or Austin for an expansion team, interesting 

[cberkas]

WTF did Chicago do, the 4th and 45th picks for Byran and Greenway 

[tnt]

47 minutes ago, cberkas said:

WTF did Chicago do, the 4th and 45th picks for Byran and Greenway 

Seems odd as neither seem like they will be key components when they are ready to compete for the Cup.  

[cberkas]

Just now, tnt said:

Seems odd as neither seem like they will be key components when they are ready to compete for the Cup.  

It's like they were banking on Stenberg being available at 4.

If you are a team that has the cap space and 4 1st round picks, do you offer sheet Bedard?

[cberkas]

Fun Fact: Casey Mittelstadt just got the Sabers the 4th and 45th pick. 

[cberkas]

4 hours ago, cberkas said:

NHL in Houston or Austin for an expansion team, interesting 

 

[Oxbow6]

7 hours ago, cberkas said:

 

How this makes sense over Kansas City, I have no clue. Bring back the Scouts...one of the 5 NHL's best logos of all time.

[petey23]

On 6/22/2026 at 6:27 PM, sioux rube said:

I understand that but from Canada to Florida he will see a lot less taken out of each check

Tkachuk's take home pay in Florida will be between 500k and a million more than in Ottawa.

[Johnny Five]

12 hours ago, cberkas said:

WTF did Chicago do, the 4th and 45th picks for Byran and Greenway 

Which UND Defenseman will Buffalo pick at 4?

[skateshattrick]

11 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:

Which UND Defenseman will Buffalo pick at 4?

I had the same thought. They traded a top 4 defenseman (Bowen Byram) for the opportunity to upgrade for another defenseman. I hope that they let Carels or Verhoeff play at least 1 year before having them come in. The owner of the Sabres is Terry Pegula, who is a huge Penn State booster and alum and was rumored to be the one who paid McKenna to come to Penn State. 

[cberkas]

9 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

How this makes sense over Kansas City, I have no clue. Bring back the Scouts...one of the 5 NHL's best logos of all time.

The owner is the guy that owns the Rockets

Edit: I thought it was the Rockets owner and looks like that isn't correct, Dan Friedkin would be the owner.